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A review by bookswithlydscl
We Are All Ghosts in the Forest by Lorraine Wilson
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I will caveat right from the start that I don't think I'm in the right headspace or mindset right now to fully appreciate this novel so keep that in mind with my review and rating.
Two factors drew me to this book, its beautiful cover and the first two lines from its description:
"A quiet, haunting post-apocalyptic novel for fans of The Last of Us and Station Eleven from British Fantasy Award-winning author Lorraine Wilson.
The internet is dead, and its ghosts haunt us all."
Amazing sounding concept, I love dystopian novels and I love TLOU and Station Eleven. This should have been a slam dunk win for me unfortunately, potentially due to current personal circumstances and my reading mood right now it just didn't click for me.
This is a slow, character driven novel, and normally that is something I love to delve into and savour but the narrative voice on this occasion didn't capture my attention and I found it difficult to get into.
There is fantastic messaging around the nature of prejudice and acceptance through this book and the notion of a dystopian digital apocalypse is an intriguing and unique plotline. There is some beautiful and descriptive writing and well realised characters and so, whilst I couldn't engage with it and appreciate it fully now, it is one that I will pick up again in future.
Thank you to NetGalley and Solaris for a digital review copy of "We Are All Ghosts in the Forest" in exchange for my honest and voluntary review.
Two factors drew me to this book, its beautiful cover and the first two lines from its description:
"A quiet, haunting post-apocalyptic novel for fans of The Last of Us and Station Eleven from British Fantasy Award-winning author Lorraine Wilson.
The internet is dead, and its ghosts haunt us all."
Amazing sounding concept, I love dystopian novels and I love TLOU and Station Eleven. This should have been a slam dunk win for me unfortunately, potentially due to current personal circumstances and my reading mood right now it just didn't click for me.
This is a slow, character driven novel, and normally that is something I love to delve into and savour but the narrative voice on this occasion didn't capture my attention and I found it difficult to get into.
There is fantastic messaging around the nature of prejudice and acceptance through this book and the notion of a dystopian digital apocalypse is an intriguing and unique plotline. There is some beautiful and descriptive writing and well realised characters and so, whilst I couldn't engage with it and appreciate it fully now, it is one that I will pick up again in future.
Thank you to NetGalley and Solaris for a digital review copy of "We Are All Ghosts in the Forest" in exchange for my honest and voluntary review.